Keyes was also the final destination of the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad, which reached town from the east on June 25, 1931.[8] That line was abandoned in 1972.[9]
There were 131 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families.[15] 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[15] The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08.[15]
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older.[16] The median age was 43.0 years.[16] For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.[16]
According to the 2013 American Community Survey, The median income for a household in the town was $36,827, and the median income for a family was $62,639.[17] Males had a median income of $36,750 versus $40,833 for females.[17] The per capita income for the town was $22,522.[17] About 8.1% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.5% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.[17]
Economy
The town's location in the Hugoton Friedrich Basin makes it an ideal source for helium production from natural gas. A helium plant was built near Keyes in 1958.[6] 169,000 million cubic feet (4.8×109 m3) of liquid helium is produced annually by the Keyes Helium Company.
Transportation
U.S. Route 56 highway runs along the north side of Keyes.
Notable people
Jack Hoxie (1885–1965), rodeo cowboy, Hollywood silent movie cowboy actor[18]
